A quick show for you this week – but a lot of talk about Nickelodeon…
NCL tells us what’s in store for the two Nickelodeon All Access Cruises next year, and Carnival talks about their newest ship Carnival Magic which was just launched.
NCL will continue to charter the Norwegian Sky from Genting HK, and Greece has made some major changes to it’s cabotage laws.
Some times we have an episode that just names itself – and this was one of them…
It was a busy week Celebrity moves some ships around and trades Baltimore sailings for South Pacific Sailings.
Carnival is adding comedy clubs and testing out a new smoking policy.
HAL will sail to Bermuda from NY for another year, and MSC firms up the order for their latest newbuild (and renames the ship too!).
Emerald Princess has some trouble off Ft Lauderdale, and Cunard commemorates their 170th anniversary.
1 is dead and another injured after a bizarre incident in Genoa, and the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act has been signed into law.
Carnival Cruise Lines is adding more laughs and upping the fun quotient at sea with the introduction of Carnival Punchliner Comedy Clubs — dedicated comedy lounges rolling out fleetwide on all 22 “Fun Ships” by the end of the year. Building on the tremendous success of its first comedy club, which debuted on the new Carnival Dream last fall, Punchliner Comedy Clubs will feature a wide variety of side-splitting comics.
Located in the ship’s aft lounge, each Punchliner Comedy Club will offer guests loads of laughs with five 35-minute shows on multiple nights during each voyage, with at least two comedians performing each night. The two early-evening shows offer fun for the whole family while the later performances will feature adult-oriented comedy.
Carnival Punchliner Comedy Clubs will feature hilarious, laugh-out-loud performances from established comedians as well as rising stars, with approximately 10 shows per voyage offered on short cruise itineraries and approximately 20 shows per cruise on longer length departures.
While comedy shows have always been part of Carnival’s diverse entertainment lineup, the concept was taken to another level aboard the Carnival Dream, which offered the line’s first dedicated comedy club last fall. Comedy clubs are currently also featured on Carnival Glory, Carnival Pride and Carnival Sensation — with the concept being incorporated into the remainder of the fleet over the next several months. When Carnival Magic enters service in May 2011, a Punchliner Comedy Club will also be featured on the line’s newest “Fun Ship.”
All of Carnival’s aft show lounges will be converted to comedy clubs with a special stage and branded glassware, menus, employee uniforms and other items featuring the Punchliner Comedy Club logo. Guests can learn about the performer lineups and schedules in the ship’s Fun Times newsletter.
Yes it was a long break – but we’re back! With the summer here we’re doing our best to have a consistent schedule but obviously we don’t have everything worked out this year.
In the news this week – Celebrity is enhancing their onboard concierge services, Carnival is adding new sailings from Tampa and Jacksonville in 2011. They’ve also announced that they’ll be offering sailings from San Pedro CA in 2011 – the first time in 8 years! The Carnival Fascination had some engine trouble last week too…
Possible good news for the efforts to save the SS United States.
Holland America takes delivery of Nieuw Amsterdam and NCL christens Norwegian Epic.
Last week we talked about a good friend’s first cruise and this week it was our turn to talk about our trip. It wasn’t a cruise though – instead we returned to Walt Disney World for the first time in 10 years. While we may be a cruise centric show – Disney Vacations is a close partner of ours and we can help you with booking a Disney vacation too!
A Carnival cruise ship carrying more than 2,000 passengers lost power Wednesday for several hours and was adrift at sea.
Carnival says on Wednesday the 2,052-passenger Carnival Fascination which sails out of Jacksonville, Fla., had a “technical malfunction” while on the last leg of a five-day voyage that began on Saturday. The “technical malfunction” – the ship lost power and was adrift for several hours.
Power was restored after several hours and the ship resumed travel to Jacksonville. The line has not specified what type of malfunction occurred.
A marine surveyor boarded the ship this morning and inspected the cause of the fault and the inspection was completed before the U.S. Coast Guard cleared the vessel for entry into the Port of Jacksonville.
Carnival says the ship was expected to arrive roughly three hours behind schedule. The line says the delay would have been shorter if not for tidal conditions.
The line says it is offering passengers on the current voyage a 20% discount on a future two- to five-day Carnival cruise as compensation for the hours Wednesday on board without power and the delay.
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